is this a good spec for a budget gaming computer

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feletan

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i need a nay or yay.

400 pounds spent so that's about 650 dollars

cool master midi sized tower.
700W power supply
4gb's of corsair vengeance ram
Asus P8H61-MX USB3 Motherboard
GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz
1 trilobite HDD
8 fans total.
windows 7

good for gaming or bad?
 
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verma1891
Nay!!! Here's a better build for your money-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.37 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£110.63 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power...
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geofelt

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A GTX750ti is a very good and appropriate card for your budget.
It only needs a 450w psu.

I see no value in a new build with ivy bridge.
Haswell is more efficient.
I would think a i3-4330 or similar would be very good.
Few games can effectively use more than 2 cores.
Any lga1150 motherboard will do.

8 fans... really?
Your parts are not that hot.
I have no idea about that, but a single 120mm intake fan would be sufficient.

Ram is cheap, I suggest a 2 x 4gb kit. Speed is not important.
 
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Nay!!! Here's a better build for your money-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.55 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.37 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£110.63 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.40 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £418.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 14:56 GMT+0000)
 
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feletan

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Thanks for the reply, 8 fans because 4 are built in to the case.
also whats wrong with an ivy bridge? im not great with makes and brands :)
 
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feletan

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this has helped me more tahn you know thank you.
 
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feletan

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having a 700W even though it does not require it won't burn it out right?
 
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It leaves upgrading space in the future though. Please consider the future in the PSU as well; I'm concerned about the brand of your PSU OP, what is it?
 
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